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Tom Chatfield

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Dr Tom Chatfield is a British writer, broadcaster and tech philosopher. Tom’s books exploring digital culture—most recently "Critical Thinking" (SAGE Publishing) and "Live This Book!" (Penguin)—have appeared in over two dozen countries and languages. He's currently writing a series of thrillers for Hodder set in the world of the dark net. ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Tom Chatfield Coffee. Reading widely, off the topic I'm writing about, new and old; diving into others' words to excite me, challenge me, take me out of myself.

Wal…moreCoffee. Reading widely, off the topic I'm writing about, new and old; diving into others' words to excite me, challenge me, take me out of myself.

Walking and running: moving through the world. Playing the piano.

Taking my own words offscreen, into a printout and notebook, and trying to re-encounter them like a reader myself, with pen in hand.

Taking a deep breath, and reminding myself how lucky I am to be able to write for a living.

More coffee, probably sat in our local Costa (the only coffee shop in town), watching the world.

Dealing with two screaming young children and thinking that a free half hour is far too precious for me to even think about getting blocked.(less)

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Tom Chatfield As so often, I found frustration a powerful source of inspiration. There seemed to be a great lack in most of the books I encountered around critical …moreAs so often, I found frustration a powerful source of inspiration. There seemed to be a great lack in most of the books I encountered around critical thinking (the topic of the book I'm working on) that I want to redress - a lack around technology and its mediation of so much that we do in the world. I can't promise to offer a perfect solution to this lack, but the act of trying seems important enough to drive me on!(less)

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Average rating: 3.75 · 3,397 ratings · 407 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	How to Thrive in the Digital Age 3.08 avg rating — 598 ratings — published 2012 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gomorrah Gambit 3.37 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2019 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fun Inc.: Why Play is the 21st Century's Most Serious Business 3.40 avg rating — 324 ratings — published 2010 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study 4.07 avg rating — 228 ratings — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Digital Ideas You Really Need to Know 3.52 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2011 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Netymology 3.45 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Live This Book 3.58 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wise Animals: How Technology Has Made Us What We Are 3.48 avg rating — 29 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Think: Your Essential Guide to Clear, Critical Thought 3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Think Critically 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My beautiful new “Live This Book!“ has just been published by Penguin: a journal that asks you to put pen to paper, and consider what it means to spend time with the things that truly count in life, love, work and leisure.

I’ll be speaking, writing, collaborating and exploring around it over the coming months: from events at The School of Life and Google to talks on the Southbank,

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“We live in an age of miracles so commonplace that it can be difficult to see them as anything other than part of the daily texture of living”
― Tom Chatfield, How to Thrive in the Digital Age

tags: digital-age, internet, miracles, technology

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